Canada investigates fatal embassy explosion in Nigeria

Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly has said that Canada is investigating an explosion at its embassy in Nigeria that killed two people as Ottawa joined Washington and London in issuing a warning against nonessential travel to the West African nation.

"We can confirm there was an explosion at our High Commission in Nigeria. The fire is out and we are working to shed light on what caused this situation," Joly said on X, according to Reuters.

The embassy issued a travel advisory, warning against non-essential travel to Nigeria, including capital Abuja, "due to the unpredictable security situation throughout the country and the significant risk of terrorism, crime, inter-communal clashes, armed attacks and kidnappings."

The US and UK said that there was an "elevated threat to major hotels in Nigeria's larger cities" and warned against travelling to Africa's most populous nation.